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[Much to his embarrassment, Emil is terrified of storms. He's been trying to hide it ever since the thunder and lightning started and has been doing a decent job of it until a particularly loud crash of thunder awakens him with a start, causing him to jump and bump the nightstand. This jolt knocks his journal open just in time to catch his frightened yelp.]

Aaahhh!

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Yeah. They're these little rubber things you stick in your ears to block out sound.

Not at all.

Yeah, I kinda guessed.

...A day's pay says ya could fit under my armpit?

Does Emil-nii-chama wanna hide under the bed with Kirimi then?

Yeah. [Oh god. Sniffle.] I hope it goes away soon.

That's what I said at first, but after a day or two, it wasn't so bad!

Um, well, I'm five-seven.

Oh. Then what is it?

No, I think I'm all right...

Same here. This sounds like it's right above us...

But isn't it dangerous to camp outside in a thunderstorm?

Hah, I might have ta lift my shoulder maybe an inch and a half, but that's it. [ He's used to height jokes. Sorry, Emil. ]

That sounds like a good idea. Do you think I could get them in the stores?

That's what the towers are there for! Lightning goes to them instead of you!

Oh, so they're like lightning rods.

Yup, really big ones!

How tall are you, Renji?

Okay.

Mmmh, 6'1", 6'2"? Maybe a bit taller.

Youkai (妖怪) is a term mostly associated with Japanese folk creatures and ghosts. The term can also apply broadly to anything that is a supernatural being or legend, from any culture. Because there are thousands of stories of magical beings around the world, the different types of youkai are endless. Fairies, vampires, oni, and nekomata can all be found in Gensokyo. Alternatively, it is a common Japanese belief that after a certain amount of time, ordinary objects and animals gain life and personality, becoming a kind of youkai as well. In some cases even a normal human can become a youkai under the right conditions.

Gensokyo youkai tend to live within the wilderness, far away from human settlements. Normal youkai seem to behave like wild animals, attacking humans within their territory on sight. Exceptional youkai are less common, but they often enjoy speaking to humans, and are much stronger than an ordinary Gensokyo human, one on one. These youkai are almost always humanoid in appearance, and can be quite unpredictable; friendly one moment, hostile the next.

Many, though not all, youkai are known to eat humans on occasion, if not on a regular basis. Many youkai are also stronger and live longer than an average human, with lifespans often reaching into hundreds of years (or possibly more in some cases). One common trait often seen among youkai is a weakness to various faith based and spiritual attacks, charms, wards, etc. In Gensokyo it's therefore natural for the resident shrine maiden to become involved whenever there's trouble being caused by a youkai.

However, despite the danger certain youkai present, humans and youkai can and do live together. Some are even helpful to humans. Deciding if a youkai is harmful to humans or not must be done on a case by case basis.

Wow, you're as tall as Regal!

Are you going to be all right, Kirimi?

Kirimi safe under bed.

All right. If you get scared just open the journal and call for me, okay?

...Who's that?

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